A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Mutt processes an overlylong namespace from a malicious imap server. In order to exploit thisflaw a user would have to use Mutt to connect to a malicious IMAP server.(CVE-2006-3242)

Users of Mutt are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, whichcontain a backported patch to correct this issue.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released erratarelevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriateRPMs being upgraded on your system.